Best High Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 697)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
171443001781	51	Eureka High School	Public	9-12	200 W Cruger Ave	Eureka	61530	Woodford County	Eureka CUD 140	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 467-2361	476	30	15.8	24.8%	445 (93.5%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$12,112			$511			$11,601	93.9	88.7	64	13
171683001991	52	Glenbard West High School	Public	9-12	670 Crescent Blvd	Glen Ellyn	60137	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 469-8600	2,324	132	17.6	28.6%	1,234 (53.1%)	106 (4.6%)	543 (23.4%)	348 (15.0%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	86 (3.7%)	$19,427			$545			$18,883	93.8	93.5	39	13
174206004205	53	Wethersfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	439 Willard St	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Wethersfield CUSD 230	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 853-4205	224	21	10.4	48.2%	160 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (21.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$15,759			$1,219			$14,540	93.5	83.9	87	34
173717003858	54	St Charles East High School	Public	9-12	1020 Dunham Rd	Saint Charles	60174	Kane County	St Charles CUSD 303	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(331) 228-4000	2,076	157	13.1		1,494 (72.0%)	26 (1.3%)	317 (15.3%)	159 (7.7%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (3.5%)	$20,538			$336			$20,202	93.5	87.4	71	17
173798003891	55	Stockton Senior High School	Public	9-12	540 N Rush St	Stockton	61085	Jo Daviess County	Stockton CUSD 206	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 947-3323	174	15	11.4	37.4%	156 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$16,175			$448			$15,727	93.4	57.8	255	200
174218004223	56	Wheaton North High School	Public	9-12	701 W Thomas Rd	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 784-7300	1,871	133	14	29.3%	1,164 (62.2%)	126 (6.7%)	326 (17.4%)	170 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.4%)	$17,305			$583			$16,722	93.3	92.1	47	9
173045003167	57	Schaumburg High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Schaumburg Rd	Schaumburg	60194	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 755-4610	2,340	145	16.1	34.9%	1,110 (47.4%)	109 (4.7%)	604 (25.8%)	396 (16.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	117 (5.0%)	$21,631			$782			$20,850	93	90.8	54	3
172680002864	58	Morton High School	Public	9-12	350 N Illinois Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 266-7182	1,061	72	14.7	12.6%	952 (89.7%)	18 (1.7%)	41 (3.9%)	24 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	$13,661			$199			$13,462	92.6	95	31	27
171932002223	59	Hinsdale South High School	Public	9-12	7401 Clarendon Hills Rd	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Hinsdale Township HSD 86	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 468-4000	1,371	107	12.8		744 (54.3%)	230 (16.8%)	217 (15.8%)	125 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.9%)	$34,116			$624			$33,492	92.3	91	53	6
174098004105	60	Washington Community High School	Public	9-12	115 Bondurant St	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	Washington CHSD 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 444-3167	1,484	86	17.2	22.5%	1,302 (87.7%)	21 (1.4%)	63 (4.2%)	25 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (4.6%)	$14,619			$250			$14,369	91.7	88.5	66	6

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.